The draw for the first round of the 2017/18 William Hill Scottish Cup was made at the Excelsior Stadium yesterday following the second preliminary round match between Glasgow University and Threave Rovers.
David Hay, who lifted the famous trophy twice as a player in 1971 and 1974 and once as a manager in 1985 with Celtic, made the draw alongside Glasgow University president Donnie Fergusson.
All four Edinburgh clubs were drawn at home. Civil Service Strollers v Strathspey Thistle, Edinburgh University v Lossiemouth, Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale v Inverurie Loco Works and Spartans v Vale of Leithen
Elsewhere Whitehill Welfare are away to Nairn County
William Hill Scottish Cup First Round draw 2017-18
Banks O’Dee v Huntly
Brora Rangers v Girvan
BSC Glasgow v Dalbeattie Star
Civil Service Strollers v Strathspey Thistle
Clachnacuddin v Fort William
Colville Park v Cumbernauld Colts
Deveronvale v Hawick Royal Albert
Edinburgh University v Lossiemouth
Edusport Academy v Rothes
Formartine United v Turriff United
Fraserburgh v Forres Mechanics
Gala Fairydean Rovers v Keith
Glenafton Athletic v Glasgow University or Threave Rovers
Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale v Inverurie Loco Works
Nairn County v Whitehill Welfare
Selkirk v Gretna 2008
Spartans v Vale of Leithen
Wick Academy v University of Stirling
Ties to be played on Saturday, 23 September 2017.
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
